Past simple of the verbs BE, HAVE, DO was had did You were He, she, it We They I was in Japan last year She had a headache yesterday. We did our homework last night. They weren't in Rio last summer. We didn't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower. We didn't do our exercises this morning. Were they in Iceland last January? Did you have enough money? Did you do much climbing in Switzerland?

Past simple of regular and irregular verbs Positive Negative Question Short answer I worked I spoke. I did not work. I did not speak. Did you work? Did you speak? Yes, I did, No, I didn´t. Regular verb + ed Irregular verb Function: completed action in a time before now (He visited his parents last week.) Signal Words: often, sometimes, always last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago. the other day, ages ago, a long time ago etc.

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example love – loved, like admit – admitted travel – travelled hurry – hurried , carry

Time prepositions At – for times of the day at half past 7 at midnight at sunset at breakfast time On - for days and dates on the 5th of June on Tuesdays, on Saturday morning on Christmas day In - for longer periods of time in April in 1987 in the winter of 1976 in the 1930s No preposition – for some time words next last tomorrow yesterday